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11586
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The North Carolina Citizens Association presented this year's Citation for Distinguished Citizenship to Allen H. Sims, a retired Gastonia banker and industrialist.
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11587
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The North Carolina Citizens Association presented its annual Citation for Distinguished Public Service to North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Bobbitt. He became an associate justice in 1954 and chief justice in 1970.
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11589
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John L. (Buck) Fraley is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Carolina Freight Carriers. Headquartered in Cherryville in Gaston County, the company is one of the nation's largest freight handlers, with over 5,000 tractor/trailers and straight trucks based in sixty terminals in twenty states. Fraley is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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11592
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The Family Lines System, which is composed of five of the country's railroads, operates almost 1,900 miles of track in North Carolina. This is almost half of the state's total of 4,115 rail miles. The railroads are Seaboard Coast Line, Louisville & Nashville, Clinchfield, Georgia, and West Point.
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11593
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J.A. Hackney & Sons started in Washington, North Carolina in 1946. The company is not to be confused with Hackney Bros. Body Company in Wilson, which specializes in refrigerated van bodies. The companies are separate but are managed by cousins. The Washington company manufactures more truck bodies for delivery of beverages than any other company in the country.
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11594
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In 1895 in High Point, A. O. Redding began making household furniture under the name of Alma Furniture Company. In 1904, Charles E. Hayworth, at age twenty-two, founded the Hayworth Roll and Panel Company which was located next door to the Alma Furniture. When Redding died in 1921, Hayworth purchased Alma at auction. Today he is president of Alma Desk Company and other companies that comprise Hayworth Industries.
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11595
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Harold P. Hornaday has held the titles of president, chairman, chief executive officer of Cannon Mills. In the eighty-nine year of the company, he is only the fourth man to direct its operations. Hornaday is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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11596
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Jack C. Cluen is president of Carolina Telephone and Telegraph in Tarboro, the state's second largest telephone enterprise. The company serves about 400,000 customers in the eastern part of the state and employs around 4,500. Cluen is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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11597
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Edwin L. Jones Jr. is president of J. A. Jones Construction Company. James Addison Jones, a brick mason, founded the company in the late 1890s. Today it is one of the world's largest construction companies. Jones is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 34 Issue 10, Oct 1976,
p12, 14, 16, 198, 200-202, por
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11598
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The foreign trade zone concept was established in this country in 1934 when Congress passed the enabling legislation. This article presents information on what it is and how it will work. Seaports such as Morehead City and Wilmington are potential locales for foreign trade zone in the state. The first zone is expected to be established at Douglas Airport near Charlotte.
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11599
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In 1891, the First National Bank of Hickory was founded. Fourteen businessmen there paid in a capital of $50,000; a charter was granted; and the bank opened for business. This article recounts some of the bank's history.
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11600
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In 1898, Sidney L. Alderman opened one of the first portrait studios in the South in Greensboro. Seeing a new opportunity, he later moved to High Point and opened a studio that served the furniture industry. Today the Alderman Company is the world's largest commercial photography-printing complex.
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11601
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The West Durham Lumber Company organized in 1923 with six employees and one truck. Today it is a successful corporation with sixty employees and a fleet of trucks.
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11602
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D.R. Allen & Son began in Fayetteville in 1942. The company specializes in residential and commercial construction. Projects have included major hospitals, numerous schools, and water and sewage plants.
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Kincaid Furniture Company incorporated in Hudson in 1946. The company specializes in manufacturing solid wood American Traditional bedroom, dining room, and living room furniture. Starting with a workforce of eight, Kincaid now employs over 700 with sales in 1976 in excess of $25 million.
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